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12 Cards in this Set
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ANNUL
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(v.) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative;to declare leagally invalid or void
(S)canclel,abolish,invalidate,nullify (A)validate,authorize,ratify |
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BLASE
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(adj.)indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures, apathetic
(A)enthusiastic,passionate,fervent |
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BOLSTER
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(v.)to support, give a boost to;(n) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post
(S)strengthen, reinforce, buttress, validate (A)undermine,weaken,impair |
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DEPLORE
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(v.) to feel or expres regret or approval
(S)lament, bemoan,bewail (A)approve, commend, extol |
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FRIVOLOUS
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(adj) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
(S) silly foolish, inane, petty, trifling (A) serious, important, significant |
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Muster
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(v) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon;to amount to, comprimise, include.(n) a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation
(S)mobilize,marshal,roster,inventory (A)disband,dismiss,disperse |
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NONENTITY
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(n) a person or thing of no importance
(S) nobody (A) celebrity, superstar |
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obsess
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(v) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
(S) preoccupy |
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ORNATE
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(adj) elaborately decorate; showly splendid
(S) fancy,elaborate, flashy, flamboyant (A) simple, plain, stark, austere |
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OUST
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(v) to remove, or drive out of a position or place
(S) expel, eject (A) admit welcome |
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PERUSE
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(V) to read throughly and carefully
(S) study pore over, scruntinize |
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POROUS
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(adj) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
(S) leaky, permeablr (A) airtight, waterproof, impermeable |
